Oil-burner.



PATENTBD JAN. 14, 1908.

M. s. OONLY.

OIL BURNER. APPLICATION FILED APR.4,1907.

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MAHLON S. GONLY, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

OIL-BURNER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented J an. 14, 1 90 8.

A plication filed ApriI 4.. 1907. Serial No. 366,451.

T 0 allwhom it may concern:

Be it known that I, l\/IAHLON S. CoNLY, a citizen of the United Statesof America, residing at Los Angeles, county of Los Angeles, State ofCalifornia, United States of America, have invented a certain new anduseful Oil- Burner; and I do hereby declare the follow ing to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

This invention relates to oil burners and more particularly to thatclass of burners in which the oil is sprayed or atomized by a jet ofsteam or air.

One of the objects of this invention is to provide a burner, in theconstruction of which few mechanical processes will be'necessary andthose of the simplest and cheapest kind.

It is also an object to make the parts subject to the eroding action ofthe issuing jet, easily and cheaply renewable.

A further object is to make these parts so that a fresh portion thereofmay be moved to the position of wear as required.

Referring to the accompanying drawing Figure 1 is a top plan view; Fig.2 is a vertical section; Fig. 3 is a plan of one of the renewable parts.

Reference numeral 1 designates a cupshaped casing having a hollow post 2in the central part thereof, the lower end of which is threaded toreceive a cap screw 3, beneath the head of which is washer 4, pressingon the cover 5. Cover 5 has a flange 6, having a portion thereof cutaway. Afiat ring 7, the inner edge of which is preferably beveled, restsupon the top edge of cover 5, upon it rests a disk 8, a portion of theperiphery of which is cut away, to match cover 5, as shown in Fig. 3.The central portion of disk 8 rests on a shoulder on post 2, saidshoulder being slightly lower than the top of ring 7 when the latter isin place. Upon disk 8 a ring 9, similar to ring 7, rests. I A steam port10 is formed in post 2, and a steam supply pipe 11 communicates with theopening in An oil supply pipe 12 leads to casing 1. The rear ends ofthese pipes are connected to fitting 13, wherein is a three way valve14. The lower end of fitting 13 receives the end of oil pipe 15, havinga valve 16, and the upper end receives steam pipe 17 having valve 18. y

The mode of operation of this invention is as follows: Three-way valve14 being turned so as to closethe passage from pipe 17 to pipe 15, andopen that from pipe 17 to pipe 11, valves '17 and 18 are opened. Thesteam flows through pipe 11 and the hollow post 2 to the interior of thecover 5, and issues between rings 7 and 9 and the place where disk 8 andcover 5 are cut away. The oil flows through pipe 12 to the casing 1 andmeets the steam as it issues between the plates 7 and 9 and is atomizedthereby.

It will be readily understood that the oil is heated and rendered morefluid by contact with the casing 1 and plate 2, which are heated by thesteam on its Way to the orifice.

When it is desired to clean the apparatus, valve 16 is closed and valve14 turned to allow steam to flow through pipe 12, whereby all depositsare driven out. As rings 7 and 9 become worn they may be turned to bringa new portion opposite the cut-away portions of disk 3 and cover 5. Itis only necessary to slacken cap screw 3 in order to allow this to bedone.

I claim:

1. In a liquid fuel burner, a casing, a diaphragm dividing said casing,said diaphragm having a portion cut from its edge, a rotatablewear-resisting member at each side of said diaphragm and means to supplyliquid fuel and steam respectively to the spaces on each side of saiddiaphragm.

2. In a liquid fuel burner, substantially cup shaped upper and lowercasing members, a flexible disk held between said members, a conduitleading to each of the spaces within said upper and lower members androtatable wear-resisting rings on each side of said flexible disk.

3. In a liquid fuel burner, a casing member, a post therein, a shoulderon said post, a disk on said post contacting with said shoulder, a ringon each side of said disk, a lower casing member having a portion of itscircumference rabbeted and means to clamp said members together.

4. In a liquid fuel burner, a casing member, a post within said member,a shoulder on said post, said shoulder being in a plane passing outsidethe rim of said member, a

flexible disk on said post, a second casing two subscribing Witnesses atLos Angeles, member and means to clamp said members county of LosAngeles, State of California, together so that fluid-tight joints areformed this 30th day of April, A. D. 1907.

at the edge of said disk and between said MAHLON S. CONLY.

5 shoulder and said disk. Witnesses:

In testimony whereof I have signed my MAX M. DIXON,

name to this specification in the presence of M. LETA HOLLAND.

